Riding the Earthboy 40 (Carnegie Mellon Classic Contemporary) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "They shook the green leaves down, those men that rattled in their sleep..." (more)

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Riding the Earthboy 40 is the most important book of poetry in all of Native American literature. James Welch is our Frost, Donne, Dickinson, and Stevens. (Sherman Alexie) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Now with an introduction from celebrated poet James Tate, Riding the Earthboy 40 is the only volume of poetry written by acclaimed Native American novelist James Welch. The title of the book refers to the forty acres of Montana land Welch’s father once leased from a Blackfeet family called Earthboy. This land and its surroundings shaped the writer’s worldview as a youth, its rawness resonates in the vitality of his elegant poetry, and his verse shows a great awareness of a moment in time, of a place in nature, and of the human being in context. Deeply evoking the specific Native American experience in Montana, Welch’s poems nonetheless speak profoundly to all readers. With its new introduction, this vital work that has influenced so many American writers is certain to capture a new generation of readers. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Carnegie-Mellon University Press (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887482643
• ISBN-13: 978-0887482649
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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